World AIDS Day was marked in the city Tuesday with advocacy, arrests and sobering statistics. Officials said at least 104,234 New Yorkers are living w...
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.04.2009 | Technology
On Twitter, we are each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time. Chris MacDonald-Dennis gave new meaning to that Tuesday night when within two hours -- firing off about 100 tweets in succession, totaling some 2,100 words and chronicling the narrative and arc of his 40-year-old life, from his childhood as a biracial kid in working class Boston to dealing with being gay adult man in America -- he came out as HIV-positive on his Twitter stream.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.02.2009 | Entertainment
The film explores three separate histories. As Jones wrote me via e-mail, "We wanted to look at the subject of HIV/AIDS in the light of people living with it, rather than dying from it."
Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
As an Ambassador for MTV's Staying Alive Foundation, Gym Class Heroes' lead singer Travis McCoy spent his summer traveling the world, meeting with you...
Beth Broderick | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living
I first became an advocate for people with AIDS on Thanksgiving, 1984 in New York City. I wrote this story in remembrance of the many brilliant young people whose lives slipped away in those early days.
Rena Greifinger | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
Young people 10 to 24 years old make up one of the most vulnerable, yet historically overlooked populations affected by the HIV pandemic. They need our help raise awareness, not just today, but everyday.
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
As we mark World AIDS Day, here are facts about Washington, D.C., home to the first African Americans in the White House: At least 3 percent of the city's population is HIV-positive. A little more than 7 percent of all residents age 40 to 49 carry the virus. For the record, President Barack Obama is 48 and First Lady Michelle Obama is 45.
Ramya Raghavan | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
Today, World AIDS Day, YouTube has partnered with Alicia Keys and Keep A Child Alive to present a live-streamed benefit concert at 8 p.m. ET. We encourage you to watch and make a difference today.
Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
While HIV originally affected men in the 1980s, the lack of prevention efforts for women has resulted in a startling development: there are now more women than men living with HIV/AIDS.
Willow Bay | Posted 12.01.2009 | Los Angeles
Since the 1990s, I have supported the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. While we've virtually eliminated new cases of HIV in infants in the United States, globally the need is still great.
Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
Young stars Hayden Panettiere, John Cho, Corbin Bleu, Leighton Meester and others have joined ONE.org to encourage college students to join their camp...
James Boyce | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
It might not seem like much, buying an iPod, or a cup of coffee at Starbucks, but collectively, we have done an amazing thing.
Richard H. Wilkins | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business
In addition to the human tragedy, AIDS has economic implications. Its spread threatens the health, stability and viability of the global work force. Businesses must not only join, but lead the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
David Kaufman | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
Nearly three decades after the epidemic's arrival, AIDS remains if exactly not off-limits -- then certainly off the radar screens of many prominent LGBT leaders. This needs to end.
AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregn...
Jonathan Klein | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
Throughout history, imagery has proven to be an astounding political and social force, invoking emotions through one universal language.
Susan Smith Ellis | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
More than 90% of the children living with HIV are infected through mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy; $26 covers the cost of providing medication to sharply reduce the risk of HIV transmission to a child.
Matthew Kavanagh | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
Given the enormity of the impact the AIDS pandemic is having in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, bringing a conference to DC seems among the most superficial announcements I could imagine out of the White House this year.
Posted 12.01.2009 | Technology
In an effort to raise awareness for World AIDS Day, which takes place annually December 1, Google, Twitter, and Facebook have all added special featur...
Reproductive Justice | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living
Most public health professionals know South Carolina for its staggering rates of HIV and AIDS. This is a public health issue which needs to be understood better by the public.
Bill Roedy | Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact
With a drop in the number of people dying of AIDS and new infections continuing to decline, we must not forget that HIV still has devastating consequences for millions of people across the globe.
Nancy Mahon | Posted 11.30.2009 | World
Amidst the arguments, one would hope we can all agree that it is a shameful tragedy to think we have to choose between what diseases we care about the most or which deserves the most attention.
Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact
Toronto was alight as the city's style mavens, business doyens, and philanthropic supporters dined and danced at the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research's premiere fundraising event.
Chris Norwood | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York
Why, after a decade of decreasing deaths, has New York's progress in reducing women's mortality stumbled so badly? Following the money gives a dismaying answer: the Bloomberg administration.
Josh Ruxin | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics
World AIDS Day has become a time to reflect on the daunting challenges we face in the battle against this tenacious killer. Although huge strides hav...
nydailynews.com | By Mark Lebetkin and Katie Nelson | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York